If you want to win a race try the 100 meter. If you want to win an experience try the marathon.
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Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast.Emil Zatopek
You can't climb to the second floor without a ladder. Try for a goal that's reasonable, then gradually raise it.
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To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.
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If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.
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An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
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If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.
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